Spot's Andrew Lumpkin shows the new Honey Badger steel 29er with Gates' Carbon Drive belt system. Spot returned to Outdoor Demo after a six-year absence with a demo fleet of about 14 Badgers. Spot ponied up $6,000 to fly the bikes from its Asian factory to make sure they made it across the Pacific in time for this week's show. Photo: Nicole Formosa

SBS employees set up and clean bikes for Wednesday's show opening. Photo: Steve Frothingham

Sugoi's drone army prepares for duty. Photo: Steve Frothingham

Not the three-cup game. Oakley challenged OutDoor Demo attendees to swap lenses as fast as possible. Steve Brasard of Quebec won a $600 Oakley Holeshot watch for his lens speed. Photo: Jill Janov

The Swiss designed eFlow electric bike caught some eyes at the Currie Technologies booth. Currie is distributing the 500-watt pedal assist bike in the U.S. under an agreement from its Taiwanese manufacturer Fairly Bikes. Photo: Nicole Formosa